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we've seen heavy storms moved through in the evening hours, but they are out of the way. what does your monday whether whole?
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i need to protect these men and women who give their lives and honored that. the team in the in mourning -- a community in mourning the death of a firefighter. a family is working to keep his memory alive. >> and camillus music teacher fighting to live after police say a drunk driver slammed into her car. what we've uncovered about the drivers pass. police in new york are investigating multiple reports of shots fired at jfk airport. at this hour there has been no confirmation of an active shooter. witnesses reported hearing at
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american airlines terminal. police have evacuated the in jewish area -- evacuated the area. a cyclist was sent to the hospital in critical condition after a car hit them. westbound lanes were closed at heinz avenue for about hour. at this moment the victim's identity is not yet been released. a schoolteacher remains in critical condition after a drunk driver ran a red light and slammed into her car. caroline sine teaches music and her passenger are both in critical condition at bayfront hospital. police arrested brice macleod who ran a red light around 1
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dui. we have new information on the suspect. this is not his first dui. according to the sheriff's website he has two prior convictions. he was also arrested for driving with an open container and driving with a suspended license. and ellis county is in mourning at the loss of a firefighter. >> he spent -- pinellas county is in mourning at the loss of a firefighter.>> we introduced you back in may last year when he retired and after his death his family is now determined to keep his memory alive. a measure that floor doesn't -- florida doesn't have to protect
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lifetime of memories from 35 years. we met him last year as he prepared to retire. >> it's been my passion. >> his wife got used to years of him running on late-night calls and understood the rest expect there is always -- understood the risk. >> there is always a chance that he could get her on a job. things go wrong all the times.>> it was all those years fighting fires that may have cost him his life. he was diagnosed with cancer and his doctors convinced decades of exposure in the line of duty contributed. >> doctors say were you a smoker? as soon as he said i am a firefighter they said oh.>> cancer drained him physically and he was forced to take early retirement in cash and his
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retirement money last and the bills keep coming -- money last and the bills -- there's no money anymore to pay the bills. >> he served the community that is on parallel. -- that is unparalleled.>> there is a cancer presumption law on the books firefighters are guaranteed benefits of they get cancer. days after his death, they are making sure the fight continues.>> i think it would be tremendous for future generations. >> his son is glad to see some changes being made. he hopes one day his dad's
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florida house and senate introduced laws last year but they failed to progress. no matter what happens with the law, the family knows he will be remembered for a long time. they are establishing a scholarship in his name. a hillsborough county deputy is held a hero for jumping into action while off duty to save a child. the rescue park and deputy hugh heisey was at the park with his children and wife and was holding his son when he heard a woman screaming for help. he saw someone trying to pull a child from the water and he handed his son to a stranger to rescue the toddler. the three-year-old wasn't breathing and was foaming at
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amazingly the toddler woke up and was taken to the hospital and is doing well. -- >> i am glad that he is safe. i would do it again.>> he has been a deputy for six years and says this is a first for him. the family says is -- they are grateful. the coast boaters including a young boy. it was around matanzas pass preserve . take a photo -- take a look at this photo. a good samaritan first heard a distress call and reported it to authorities. shortly after they found all the people claiming to -- clinging to the boat.
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another wrong way driver making the news making it the third case in the bay this weekend. the sheriff's deputies say this man crashed into another car after he started driving southbound in the northbound lane. one person suffered minor injuries. another was sent to the hospital. he was arrested and charged with a dui. former florida supreme court clerk said white died at the age he served for more than 34 years. he helped the courts through its most trouble days during scandals. a memorial is being planned but we are told they won't happen until later this summer. a pedestrian is hit and in critical condition after being hit by a car. hillsboro was closed for several hours. police are investigating a
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which killed six people. it crashed right across from tuscaloosa regional airport. the faa says the plane sent a distress signal four minutes before was posted land. information on the crash that shut down a portion of i- 275. a driver who committed suicide led to a multi-car collision. the 57-year-old leonard de la garza shot himself car to swerve and hit two other cars. no one else was injured. a plea to find out how a dog got left on a busy highway. the dog seems to be okay but troopers are trying to find out how the dog ended up on the median near state route 559. if you have any information, please call the police.
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we have no mystery this evening, we have a few showers out there right now. a little bit of a sprinkle along st. pete beach holiday. everything else is out in the gulf of mexico. maybe a little bit of rain. we have seen the showers move off from the south. we are looking for about 40% coverage again tomorrow. 70 degrees right now in tampa and st. petersburg.
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the southeast tomorrow as we reach the low down to 70 degrees. we will warm back up into the 90s and then come the showers. i will show you when and where coming up. happening tomorrow, u.s. senate candidate patrick murphy will make a stop in tampa. they will visit tampa bay an organization that helps entrepreneurs. right now we do not know what exactly be speaking about. we continue to take action for you, we want to inform you of our newest campaign called taking action for your future. we joined the education foundation to provide career counseling. from august 15 through september 9 we will be able to take future plans interactive and no cost. participating school received a
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results. they will then review the results for free. header website abcactionnews.com for more information. still ahead, a victim's family gets closure.
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information tonight from a story we brought you last week. north carolina retiree has made it back to florida. the man is suspected of killing his mistress back in 1977. allen bregman was finally marched to jail and is accused
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recently detectives took another look at the case fighting fingerprints from an ashtray used in the attack. a single piece of hair found on the body led to his arrest. 's attorney claims the evidence is not a concern because his client spent a lot of time in the apartment. struck the pokimon go crazy is fascinating everyone. the pentagon is banning the app from phones and devices that are issued by the game can be used by spies to pinpoint locations. >> -- >> there's a reason for that. in texas homeowner showing what he found. a 300 pound alligator was waiting for him.
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orlando is officially the nation's most pet friendly city according to a survey. tampa ranked third. that businesses and shelters in the area and other cities listed las vegas and st. louis. halfway between pet friendly cit highway. >> that poor dog. >> we are the most pet friendly region in the world. >> rescues in action all weekend. we love our pets.>> we are in the dog days of summer.
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above us. we are seeing mostly clear conditions toward bayshore. a few clouds out there as well. thank you to the rescue for letting us take a look around. different views of downtown tampa as we take a look at the headlines. we will clear out overnight but ramping up more storms on monday as we summertime pattern right to the work week. the satellite and radar showing we do have showers that have moved from the southeast up across into the northern parts of the gulf of mexico. we get the easterly flow bringing more more sure. -- moisture.
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take a look at your screen. 78 in downtown tampa and st. petersburg. here's how the showers will be working for us tomorrow. pretty much the same way they happened today. they will start in land through desoto county. they will pull back toward the west by about 4 pm, we could see pretty good storms moving in the tampa bay. this is very dependent on the winds. we are still seeing an easterly flow and fss down, the storms will not move as fast toward the west coast. -- and if they slow down, the storms will not move as fast
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we go up to about a 50% chance of showers and they will linger until about 5 pm. user hour by hour forecast on your screen. -- here is your hour by hour forecast on your screen. we will shoot for a high of 92 degrees tomorrow. the water temperature is 87 degrees. boating weather looks good monday. we will not have the seabreeze kick in because the easterly winds are pretty significant. even with the breeze, you will still be able to burn less than 15 minutes. high tide at 2:13 am.
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we saw some nice-looking sunset pictures this evening. we get to see another sunrise tomorrow that will be looking good. 92 for the high, 40% chance of showers, picking up chances of rain into the middle of the week. then they're back to 40% as we work through the weekend. sunday should be a spectacular day to forget you can check it out anytime honor act -- on our weather app. the first days of stadium
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he and other swimmers were robbed at gunpoint. these posing as police officers stopped his taxi and took their money and belongings. he said one of the robbers put a gun to his for head that took his wallet. the swimmers were returning to the village after a night out. he released a statement saying that he will swim in the 2020 olympics. michael phelps was not along with the swimmers. he spent family. he captured his 23rd career gold medal.>> i am done competing by no means is this the end of my career. it is the start of something new. this is it. i said it before, but you guys
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michael phelps has more gold medals than austria and other countries. take a look at your screen. he has done in just four olympics. here is the update on the count of metals. -- medals. the ya weekend during the rays. today the team unveiled repairs monument. -- the monument.
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back and they look to get the run back. kori dickerson provides three runs for tampa bay. aaron hicks comes in and it's 5- 1. here he drives it to right- center field he cannot make the catch they score. to win 12-3. they're back in tomorrow to face san diego. the first phase of renovations includes hd scoreboards and they are almost operational. we got a sneak peek during media day.
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opposite end and they are up and running. others are being installed to the left and right. this will get to see the scoreboards on the 26th during the preseason game during the cleveland browns. -- with the cleveland browns. -- >> it is big time. that board is it is nice. it is very colorful. you can see it in the daylight. it's a great addition.>> all boards measure 28,000 square
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right back
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they put their lives on the line every day so today members of the community gathered to get back to law enforcement. they gathered by the dozens on the beach. the event was started after the officer killings in dallas. is a first responder appreciation event giving out free meals to anyone with a badge. while they also decided to clean up the beach.>> a lot of folks headed out to the beach today. we will be expecting some showers by about 4 pm. looking for a high of 92 degrees. you should have plenty of warning that the showers are coming. that's pretty consistent over
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